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		<title>Cecil County Homeless Count at 193 (Maybe), Health Dept. Says; Drug Deaths at 21 This Year</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homelessness in Cecil County is nearly as high as Harford County’s figures, although Cecil’s overall population is half that of its nearest neighbor. And county Sheriff’s Office data on drug overdose fatalities so far this year shows 21 deaths, well on the way to a record number, according to testimony to the Cecil County Council on Tuesday (5/23/2017). Members of the County Council and County Executive Alan McCarthy met with Stephanie Garrity, the director of the local Health Department, as the county’s “Board of Health” to hear reports on the annual count of homeless people in the county, required by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of federal grants programs to aid the homeless. Garrity said the one-time count, known as a “point in time” tally, found 193 homeless people in the county—an increase from the 167 counted last year. Health officials attributed the increase to a change in methodology this year—actually visiting three areas where the homeless congregate. Gwen Parrack, the health department’s “special populations” director and supervisor of the homeless people count, told the County Council that for the “first time” this year, the health department, using volunteers, made in-person contact with homeless people [&#8230;]]]></description>
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